Norway- North of the Arctic Circle

8.15 p.m. just north of the arctic circle- that pink colour was real!

near the Arctic circle

Just north of the Arctic circle, at around 8.30 a.m. Panorama stitched from 3 shots EXIF: 1/200 • f/8.0 • 26.0 mm • ISO 400/ Canon EOS 6D/ EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM

SC104: an object out of place Surrounded by water but without mains water connection;-) This installation was made by students, it lies on a small skerry off Kjerøya. There also used to be a showerhead over the bathtub but this must have been blown away in a storm.

Selsøya (in the foreground) is just north of the polar circle. On the island lies Selsøyvik gamle handelssted, an old trading post used since the 16th century and permanently inhabited since 1777. In former times Selsøyvik used to be a Hurtigruten stop and sometimes in fine weather (and when the captain is in a good mood) ships take the detour through the islands and skerries, usually greeted by flag waving inhabitants;-) On a small skerry a bit further north there is a bathroom installation made by students (clickable note).

Looking north: Rødøyløva (red island lion), a 443m high mountain said to resemble a resting lion (or sphinx), The old trading post of Selsøyvik can be seen on the right. Looking south: 571m high Hestmannen, the horse man of legend, on the island of Hestmona.(clickable note) visithelgeland.com/en/topics/fairytale-mountains

"Hestmannen (the horseman) is the villain in the Legend of the Seven Sisters, and the mountain named after him does indeed resemble a cloaked rider. According to legend, while the Horseman chased the Maiden of Leka down the Helgeland coast, the first rays of the sun struck him and he turned to stone." visithelgeland.com/en/topics/fairytale-mountains